What are the reasons for the creation of the republic of the philippines?
'The Spanish-American War ended the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. The United States wanted to gain control of the islands because of their strategic location in the Pacific Ocean. They also wanted to stop the spread of communism in the region. On July 4, 1898, the United States declared war. The islands were not ceded to the United States until 1898, when Spain agreed to sell them as a colony. The Philippines became an independent country in 1946.